Sorority Award, presented to Ella Fitzgerald

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Object Details

presentation date: 1968

presenter: Alpha Kappa Alpha
recipient: Fitzgerald, Ella

Description: This award was presented to Ella Fitzgerald by the Tau Omega Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. It is a silver picnic basket on a marble base with gold-tone musical notes and a hinged painted green lid. There is an engraved metal plate on the base:; SOROR ELLA FITZGERALD
WITH LOVE AND ADMIRATION
TAU OMEGA AKA
DECEMBER 1, 1968; The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated is an international service organization that was founded on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D. C. in 1908. It is the oldest Greek – letter organization established by African American college-educated women.; The Tau Omega Chapter was chartered in 1925. Since its chartering, Tau Omega has focused on service programs in the Harlem Community.
Location: Currently not on view

Subject: Awards and Prizes

See more items in: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment; Music & Musical Instruments; Popular Entertainment

Credit Line: Fitzgerald 1989 Trust (through Richard D. Rosman)

Data Source: National Museum of American History

ID Number: 1996.0342.051
accession number: 1996.0342
catalog number: 1996.0342.051

Object Name: award

Physical Description: silver (overall material); marble (overall material); paint (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 6 in x 3 1/2 in x 5 5/16 in; 15.24 cm x 8.89 cm x 13.49375 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-14fc-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID: nmah_1190819